Folklore and Invention

Folklore

Folklore noun - The body of customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings associated with a people, thing, or place.

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Invention and folklore are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Invention" instead a noun "Folklore".

Invention noun - Something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination.

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Folklore and invention are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Folklore" instead a noun "Invention".

human	human folklore	human invention
old	old folklore	old invention
original	original folklore	original invention
actual	actual folklore	actual invention
Other adjectives: real, famous, traditional, later, modern, western, Celtic.

When the protagonist comments on it, he replies that tengu having long noses and red faces was an invention of human folklore.

Source: Visual Novel / Enchanted in the Moonlight
While some legendary creatures — like Koschei the deathless from Slavic folklore — do somewhat resemble liches, the name is an invention of the 20th century; prior, the word simply meant "corpse".

Source: Newer Than They Think

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